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(No Model.)

M. SALAMON.

MUFF.

Patented Sept. 13, 1887.

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N. PETERS. Photo-Lithographer. Washington. D. c.

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aren't MORRIS SALAMON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,817, dated September 13, 1887.

Application filed June 7, 1887. Serial No. 240,503. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS SALAMoN, of the city, county,and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Muffs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved muff of that class which is provided with a pocketbook and other accessories for ladies use; and the invention consists of a muff that is arranged with a box or receptacle on the exterior of the muff and with a hinged lid applied thereto by stop-hinges, that is locked to the receptacle by a suitable locking device and provided with a pocket-book attached permanently thereto, said pocket-book being locked to the lid in any suitable manner and provided with a mirror at its outer wall.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a muff made according to my invention, showing the pocket-book receptacle in open position forgetting at the interior of the same. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the muff,showing the receptacle in closed position. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail vertical transverse sections of the receptacle and its closing-lid,drawn on a larger scale, and showing the pocket-book attached to the lid respectively in closed and open position; and Fig. 5 is a detail vertical transverse section showing the device by which the lid is locked to the receptacle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a muff, which is provided at its eXterior-that is to say, in the fur-covered portion-with a box or receptacle. B, that is closed by a hinged flap or lid, 0. The lid 0 is secured to the receptacle B, so as to close the same, by a suitable locking device, I), which is operated from the outside of the muff. v

The box or receptacle B is made of sheet metal or other suitable material,and lined with suitable fabric, and provided at the bottom with elastic holders a, for inserting a buttonhook, glove-hook, scissors, nail-file, or other accessories for ladies use.

The flap or lid 0 is made boX-shaped,and is hinged to the transverse wall of the frame or receptacle B by so-called stop-hinges d d,so that the lid 0 is retained at right angles to the body of the muff whenit is placed in open position, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4c. To the lid 0 is permanently attached a pocket-book,

D, to the inner wall of which isapplied amirror, E. The pocket-book Dis retained in closed position by a suitable catch device, e, and opened by taking hold of a loop, 6, attached to thefrontwall of the pocket-bookD, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. \Vhen the lid 0 is in open position, the pocketbookD can be con veniently opened for taking money out of the same and inserting change, and then readily closed again, as required, by ladies in shopping, duo. When the lid 0 is in open position, the mirror E of the front wall of the pocketbook can be conveniently used, as the same is then in convenient position for use, as shown in Fig.1. By first closing the pocketbook and looking it onto the flap or lid. and then swinging down the lid 0 into the box or receptacle B and locking it.thereto, the box is entirely out of sight, as the meeting edges ofthe box and lid are covered by the surrounding fur.

I am aware that a muff provided with a pocket-book which is arranged detachably in the body of the receptacle and closed by a hinged flap or lid has been used heretofore, and I therefore do not claim this feature, broadly.

I am aware that muffs with hinged lids to which a pocket-book is attached have been used heretofore. In my construction, however,the pocketbook is permanently attached to the box-shaped lid of the receptacle andapplied by stop-hinges to the same, so as to be retained firmly in position when opened, and facilitate thereby the opening of the pocketbook as well as the use of the mirror, which forms the outer wall of the same.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A muff provided with a frame or receptacle at the exterior circumference, a box shaped cover or lid, stop-hinges connecting the lid to said receptacle,apocket book attached to said lid and provided with a mirror at its outer wall, a locking device for retaining the pocket-book in closed position on the lid, and a lockihg device for attaching the lid to the frame or receptacle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses: MORRIS SALAMON.

PAUL GoEPEL, MARTIN PETRY. 

